Software Security Analyst at ICEA Lion Group

Full time @Staffrite

Job Description

As one of the largest insurers and financial services companies in East Africa, we have decades of experience in helping discerning individuals protect and create their wealth. But that’s not all. We also keep an eye firmly on the future, using innovation to craft financial products and services that we know you need in today’s constantly changing.  We are looking to fill the position of a Software Security Analyst.

Responsibilities

  • Implement, test and operate security software , tools and techniques in compliance with technical reference architecture
  • Perform on-going security testing and code review to uncover vulnerabilities
  • Fix detected vulnerabilities to maintain a high-security standards
  • Provide secure engineering designs for new software solutions to help mitigate security vulnerabilities
  • Contribute to all levels of the architecture of proposed and existing software’s
  • Maintain technical documentation of application security, assessments and remediation
  • Consult team members and peers on secure coding practices
  • Document security breaches and assess the impact
  • Develop company-wide best practices for IT security
  • Investigate security breaches and other cybersecurity incidents
  • Work with the security team to perform tests and uncover network vulnerabilities
  • Perform penetration testing on applications
  • Help colleagues install security software and understand information security management
  • Research security enhancements and make recommendations to management
  • Stay current on IT security trends and news
  • Stay up-to-date on information technology trends and security standards

Requirements and skills

  • Diploma or Degree in Computer Science or related field and relevant certifications
  • At Least 2-3 years’ work experience as a software security engineer
  • Detailed technical knowledge of techniques, standards and state-of-the art capabilities for authentication and authorization, applied cryptography, security vulnerabilities and remediation
  • Software development experience in one of the following core languages: PHP, Python, Java, JavaScript and .NET(C# etc.)
  • Adequate knowledge of web related technologies (Web applications, Web Services and Service Oriented Architectures) and of network/web related protocols
  • Interest in all aspects of security research and development

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to ICEA Lion Group on icealion.co.ke to apply

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